Third Rosenwald Trophy (1956) This was the third tournament of a series which was made possible through a philanthropic contribution by Lessing Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald was Chairman of Sears from 1932-1939 and later became a collector of rare books and art. http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pimage?4... . Rosenwald's father, Julius Rosenwald, was instrumental in the education and chess career of Samuel Reshevsky. The Rosenwald Trophy tournaments later officially became the U.S. Championship events. Despite a first-round loss to Donald Byrne, Reshevsky clinched first place with one round to spare. This tournament was also the first true test of skill for the 13-year old U.S. Junior Champion, Bobby Fischer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Total 1 Samuel Reshevsky * 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9 2 Arthur Bisguier 0 * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7 3 Edmar J Mednis 0 ½ * 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 6½ 4 Arthur Feuerstein ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 5 Donald Byrne 1 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5½ 6 Sidney Norman Bernstein 0 1 0 0 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 7 Abe Turner 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 8 Herbert Seidman ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 4½ 9 Robert James Fischer 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 * 0 ½ ½ 4½ 10 Eliot Sanford Hearst 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 * 0 1 4½ 11 Max Pavey 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 4 12 George Shainswit 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 3 Original collection: Game Collection: Third L. J. Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, 1956, by User: Resignation Trap [Note: two games missing as of 1/9/2012. Pavey ½ Seidman (1) and Turner 1 Bernstein (4) submitted.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Byrne vs Reshevsky 1-0 40 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 2. E Hearst vs S Bernstein   ½-½ 92 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. Bisguier vs Fischer 1-0 33 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy E78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3 4. Mednis vs A Turner   1-0 79 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 5. Shainswit vs Feuerstein 0-1 29 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack 6. M Pavey vs Seidman   ½-½ 33 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. Feuerstein vs E Hearst   1-0 39 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Reshevsky vs M Pavey 1-0 26 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy C00 French Defense 9. A Turner vs Fischer 1-0 50 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 10. Seidman vs Shainswit 1-0 14 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy C01 French, Exchange 11. Mednis vs D Byrne 1-0 27 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 12. S Bernstein vs Bisguier   1-0 42 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy B23 Sicilian, Closed 13. E Hearst vs Seidman   1-0 57 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy C42 Petrov Defense 14. Fischer vs S Bernstein ½-½ 56 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy C70 Ruy Lopez 15. Bisguier vs Feuerstein ½-½ 40 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 16. D Byrne vs A Turner   1-0 46 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 17. M Pavey vs Mednis   ½-½ 25 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy E60 King's Indian Defense 18. Shainswit vs Reshevsky   0-1 40 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy A36 English 19. A Turner vs S Bernstein   1-0 77 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. Seidman vs Bisguier   0-1 33 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy B24 Sicilian, Closed 21. D Byrne vs M Pavey   0-1 41 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 22. Reshevsky vs E Hearst   1-0 37 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 23. Mednis vs Shainswit   0-1 29 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 24. Feuerstein vs Fischer ½-½ 31 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 25. Fischer vs Seidman 1-0 39 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy A07 King's Indian Attack  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     Jun-13-13    WannaBe: From reading "End Game", by Brady, I never realize/knew that the <Game of the Century> was 'merely' a local tournament. Jun-14-13    PhilFeeley: <WannaBe> Not only that, but one of his only two wins! Jun-14-13    syracrophy: <PhilFeeley> And it's only this kind of extraordinary events that make this sort of tournaments worth remembering! NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. 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